Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 33.1.2

33.1.2

and they both join together and oppose the Marhattas, who had marched a mighty army to achieve the conquest of Hindostan—The Vezir murders both his uncle and the Emperor—Troubles in Mooltan and Punjab, which enable the Marhattas to extend their conquests as far as Lahor—They bring the ferocious Abdalies with their victorious King upon their backs—The Marhattas fight, and are slaughtered everywhere—Battle of Badeli, where they lose seventy thousand men—Another bloody action, in which the Marhattas are destroyed—Shudjah-ed-dowlah waits on the Abdali-monarch—His bold answer to that Prince—The Marhattas, little dismayed, send another mighty army into Hindostan, commanded by one of their Imperial Princes—They take Delhi—Appoint a pageant of an Emperor—Propose an accommodation—Are rejected by Shudjah-ed-dowlah, in an answer full of reproaches—Bloody actions between the Marhattas and Abdalies—The former blockaded in their camp, come to a Pitched battle at Panipoot, where they lose eighty thousand men—The Abdali-monarch returns to his own dominions—Singular appearance of a slain young man—Shudjah-ed-dowlah appointed Vezir to Aali-gohar, now Shah-aalem—Origin of the broils that gave rise to a war between the Marhattas and the English—Nizam-aaly avails himself of them to beat the Marhattas into a very advantageous treaty — Dissensions and several engagements between Maddo-rao, the Marhatta-ruler, and his uncle Ragonat-rao — The latter attempts to take Aoreng-abad, and is vigorously repulsed — Nizam-aaly gives a finishing blow to the Marhatta power — S8r8dj-mull, the Prince Djaat, takes possession of Acbar-abad-agra, with its castle and Royal furniture.